A tape measure to measure the depth and horizontal dimensions of the pit.
Building a small concrete fish pond.
Schedule a survey of your property with your local utility company to ensure that there are no buried utility lines.
Using rope mark the outline of your pond and streams.
A shovel for digging up soil.
Cover the sides and base with.
Mark the outline of your pond.
Line the pond with heavy gauge polythene sheet.
Mix concrete in an electric mixer following the concrete package s instructions.
Mark the perimeter of your pond with spray paint marking chalk or a similar marking material.
Use a plastic liner that is 0 75 mm 0 029 in to 1 00 mm 0 039 in.
Remove the sod from.
How to build a large garden pond with concrete 1.
All you need to build a backyard concrete pond is some advance planning 600 to 800 in materials and a little help from 15 or 20 friends.
Limestone and clay are mixed heated and ground to the silky powder we call cement.
4 deep koi pond with 4 bottom drain 2 fiber reinforced concrete sprayed over 45mil epdm liner.
A pick mattock this can be used to break up rocky or firmly compacted soil.
Excavate the pond after verifying that there are not any.
A can of spray paint or a garden hose to map out the area to be dug.
Kidney shapes are popular pond.
Begin your concrete pond with a level site.
Select a suitable area for your pond.
Turn on your electric mixer and pour.
Concrete and mortar have been favored by pond and fountain builders since the roman empire and the formula has changed little in the past 2000 years.
You will require a filter pump or both so make sure there s an electrical power.